Lu Yang's Three Trump Cards

Lu Yang has three trump cards up his sleeve, which he won't use easily.

First, the eldest sister uses a symbolic fist technique to summon her.

Secondly, there is the practice of spirit mediums, who invite immortal fairies to possess their bodies.

Thirdly, there's the Invincible Pill, which allows you to devise a winning strategy.

Using any one of the three trump cards would be a fatal blow to cultivators of the same cultivation level.

Lu Yang would only reveal his trump card if his opponent were not too strong, or if his opponent hadn't made any underhanded moves.

Kong Hao belongs to the latter category.

The power Kong Hao displayed was clearly not his own; it was likely that a powerful soul was inside him. Lu Yang was very familiar with this tactic, as he also had one inside him.

That makes it impossible to fight.

That powerful soul entity is at least at the Body Integration Realm Stage; how could Lu Yang possibly fight against it?

He decisively used the Invincible Pill, and the answer it gave was clear, just as he had expected: report it to the referee.

"This is what you call a genius, fighting me with external help?" Young Master Lu sneered. "If you all still don't care, I still have the Law Treasure bestowed upon me by the sect leader and my master. Even those at the Tribulation Transcendence stage can't withstand a single blow from these Law Treasure."

"Considering that the Law Treasure was too unconventional, that's why it wasn't used in battle. If Kong Hao doesn't violate any rules, then I don't need to worry about it so much."

The referee was stunned when he heard Lu Yang's report. He didn't react immediately. No matter how knowledgeable he was, he had never seen anyone fight by using the power of another soul within their body.

After hearing what Lu Yang said, he realized that there was something wrong with Kong Hao's power; it was a power that did not belong to him.

That's definitely a foul.

"The loser is Kong Hao."

Just as Kong Hao was about to fight with his newfound power, he heard the referee announce the result of the match and dejectedly stepped off the stage.

As soon as he stepped down from the stage, the first people to greet him were not the Sect Master of the Flying Waterfall Sect, but various Tribulation Transcendence stage elders.

"Everyone move aside, let me see who's inside this doll."

"I devised all the techniques for 'body possession,' I'm an expert in this field, I'll go first."

"My cultivation is the highest, let me do it."

The Sect Master of the Flying Waterfall Sect wanted to step forward, but he had already been pushed to the back by these big shots.

"This aura seems to belong to one of the Four Fiends." Venerable One Qi, being most sensitive to auras, was the first to make this judgment.

"Kid, don't resist, I'll check your spiritual center."

After Venerable One Qi finished speaking, a small figure flew out of the spiritual platform and entered Kong Hao's spiritual platform.

"Wow, that's a big one."

Kong Hao's spiritual platform was much larger than those of others at the same cultivation level. This was not the result of cultivation, but rather because it was expanded by a massive entity within his body.

The iron fence divided the Lingtai in two: the smaller section was Kong Hao's living space, and the larger section was the sealing ground of the enormous creature.

Nine layers of seals reinforced the iron fence, making it unbreakable. The enormous creature stared intently at the Qi Venerable, a barely perceptible fear flickering in its beastly eyes.

The enormous creature was a lion the size of a small mountain, with a long, white mane that rose and fell with its breath, and two upward-growing fangs that resembled two gleaming broadswords. Its tail was as long as its body.

"It turned out to be an old Taotie."

Venerable One Qi sneered. This old Taotie is no simple creature. With the cultivation of the Tribulation Transcendence stage, it is enough to be the patriarch of the Taotie clan. I don't know why it was sealed here.

"Isn't this Ji Xiong? I thought you failed in your bid for clan leader and were killed. I didn't expect you to be here."

One after another, Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators flew into Kong Hao's spiritual platform. Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivators are rare, and soon someone recognized the old Taotie's identity.

Kong Hao had never seen so many Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivators in his entire life.

He was shocked when he learned of the old Taotie's cultivation level and identity.

He thought the old Taotie was in the Body Integration Realm, but he never expected it to be in the terrifying Tribulation Transcendence Stage.

He had no parents, and since he became conscious, the old Taotie had been inside his body, sealed away by someone unknown.

Kong Hao never dared to reveal the existence of the Old Taotie, fearing that powerful beings would covet him, which is why he joined the Flying Waterfall Sect, which was inconspicuous even among second-grade sects.

Unexpectedly, the truth eventually came out.

How would these powerful beings treat themselves?

It was impossible to expect the old Taotie to tell the truth. The Tribulation Transcendence Stage ancestors questioned Kong Hao about what he knew, and combined this with the information they remembered about the old Taotie, they pieced together the general outline of the events:

After failing to become the clan leader, Lao Taotie was hunted down, his physical body was destroyed, and his soul was damaged. He fled all the way to the territory of Da Xia, where an Integrated Body Peak Stage cultivator who was proficient in sealing Law Technique sealed Lao Taotie inside Kong Hao's body.

Judging from the degree of sealing, the Integrated Body Peak Stage cultivator's attitude towards Kong Hao was kind. As long as Kong Hao's strength continues to increase, he can gradually break the seal and use the power of the Old Taotie.

"You have two choices," Venerable One Qi instructed Kong Hao.

"Break the seal, and we'll capture the old Taotie. In return, we'll give you a matching reward—rare and precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and elixirs. Consider it a purchase; this is the safest option."

It's true that the old Taotie is difficult to deal with as he's at the Tribulation Transcendence stage, but everyone here is at the same Tribulation Transcendence. If they all swarm him, the old Taotie will have no choice but to obediently take the beating.

"Or you can continue sealing away the old Taotie, and as your strength grows, you can gradually break the seal. However, in this process, you risk being devoured by the backlash."

Which one do you choose?

While the group Tribulation Transcendence were observing the old Taotie as if it were a rare animal, the competition was proceeding smoothly.

Lan Ting was afraid of Meng Jingzhou using the Single Curse Fist, so she fought timidly and was defeated by Meng Jingzhou.

Meng Jingzhou qualified for the finals.

Following his master's teachings, Yan Tianzhi fought desperately against the Five Elements Sect members, defeated Bai Ming, and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

"Yan Tianzhi, of the Prison Suppressing Sect."

"The young leader of the Heavenly Court Sect."

Lu Yang and Yan Tianzhi met in the semifinals.

Behind Yan Tianzhi, the Taotie and Azure Dragon battle patterns flickered, and the phantoms of the two great Demon Beast appeared and disappeared, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

This is a unique battle rune cultivation method of the Zhenyu Sect, a method created by the sect's founding patriarch.

Upon seeing the two battle runes, Lu Yang clapped his hands in praise, "Finally, I've met an interesting opponent. I've long heard that the Battle Rune System of the Prison Suppression Sect is unparalleled, and even the Sect Leader has praised it highly. Seeing it today, I can confirm it's true."

" In High Antiquity times, our human race had the custom of painting patterns on their faces. If the patterns were drawn properly, they could grant us boundless power. This was our human race's original method of dealing with floods and ferocious beasts. The leader originally thought that these patterns had been lost, but unexpectedly, in this new era, someone has innovated on the basis of patterns and created the Battle Pattern Cultivation Method."

"The sect leader said that the person who created this cultivation method was a man of great talent, but unfortunately, he was born at the wrong time, in the era of the transition between the Great Yu and the Great Xia dynasties. If he had lived in High Antiquity, he would surely have been able to compete for the Fruit Position an immortal, gain a glorious future, and have his name resound throughout the ages!"

Lu Yang sighed with lingering satisfaction, as if he were savoring the sect leader's evaluation of the founder of the Prison Suppression Sect.

On the judges' panel, Qiu Jinan and Luo Hongxia looked at Yang Ding with surprise.

This wasn't mentioned before. That kid Lu Yang is practically praising your Prison Suppressing Sect's founder to the skies.

Yang Ding scratched his head awkwardly. "I just wanted to take this opportunity to promote my Zhenyu Sect."